Overall survival, renal survival and relapse in patients with microscopic polyangiitis: a systematic review of current evidence
Objective. There are limited data on the long-term prognosis of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). A systematic review was performed to estimate the survival, renal survival and relapse rates in patients with MPA. Methods. Articles included in MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were reviewed. Randomized or n...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Rheumatology (Oxford, England) England), 2011-08, Vol.50 (8), p.1414-1423 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Objective. There are limited data on the long-term prognosis of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). A systematic review was performed to estimate the survival, renal survival and relapse rates in patients with MPA.
Methods. Articles included in MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were reviewed. Randomized or non-randomized trials, cohort, case-control and cases-series studies of patients with MPA diagnosed according to Chapel Hill Consensus Conference definitions, a high rate of biopsy-confirmed diagnosis, follow-up >1 year and follow-up losses |
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ISSN: | 1462-0324 1462-0332 |
DOI: | 10.1093/rheumatology/ker112 |